A Whole Foods shareholder is fighting back against the deal proposed by Amazon to take over the grocery store chain.

In a filed federal lawsuit, the shareholder, Robert Riegel, is claiming that the Whole Foods statement that was filed on July 7 outlining details of the deal is misleading and didn’t inform stakeholders of essential information.

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The law suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District or Texas, reports 512Tech.

“The proxy statement states that, in connection with negotiating the merger agreement, Amazon had preliminary discussions with certain Whole Foods executive officers regarding Amazon's desire to retain such officers following the closing. However, the proxy fails to disclose the timing and nature of all communications regarding the future employment and/or benefits relating to Whole Foods management,” says the suit.

Amazon Inc. has proposed a $13.7 billion deal to acquire the Texas-based company.

According to the suit, the statement issued on July 7 is accused of not disclosing how the company calculated certain valuations and requested that the court block the deal. It is also seeking class action status.

Whole Foods told 512Tech in an email that the company has "nothing to add."

The deal has been approved by the companies’ board of directors but has yet to be voted on by shareholders.